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18-06-2007
The
Asian Development Bank (ADB) will assist the
Chinese government in preparing urban transport
improvement projects in five cities in northwest
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Sources
from the ADB's China office said on Saturday
that a grant of 700,000 U.S. dollars would be
provided to study the project.
ADB's
assistance is expected to start in December
2007 and last for six months, said the office.
The
Chinese government has also applied to ADB for
a 100-million-U.S. dollar loan for the project,
which involves building 168 kilometers of roads,
eight bridges totaling 340 meters in length,
said Amy Leung, principal urban development
specialist of ADB's East Asia Department.
"The
project will improve local public infrastructure,
environmental protection and the standard of
living in the five cities," said Leung.
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